Emotional state and the use of stimulus dimensions in judgment

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1017-1033

  Halberstadt, Jamin Brett ^a,b   Niedenthal, Paula M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE;

EID: 0031137894     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.72.5.1017     Document Type: Article

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